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V fa mand fi'erae, Z7 Z0 LflZ Ha Patented June 27, 19335 RAYMGND C. PIER-CE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

PATENT oFFica ASSIGNGR TO GENERAL AMERICAN TANK OAR CORPORATION, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA GAR - .Application filed February 11, 1932. Serial No. 593,313.

My invention relates more particularly to cars for transporting in bulk relatively fine material such as for example pulverized coal, cement, soda ash, pulverized clay, flour, sulphur, grains, and seeds.

One of my objects 1s to provide for. the

more expeditious and economical transporwill be minimized; andother objects as will.

be manifest from the following description. Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a viewin side elevation of a 23 car embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan viewof the car. 7 Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken at the line 3 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. to

nal sectional view taken at the line 4 on Fig. 2 and viewed in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View taken at the line 5 on Fig. 2 and viewed in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken at the line 6 on Sand viewed in the direction of the arrow. ,7

Figure 7 is a broken plan sectional view 49 taken at the line 7 on Fig. 5 and viewed in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 8 is a broken plan sectional view taken at the line 8 on Fig. 5 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. 7 1

Figure 9 is a broken sectional view taken at theyline 9 on Fig. 8 and; viewed in the di-' rection of the arrow. v

Figure 10 is a broken p'lanview of the por tion of the car shown in 5, the domecover being removed. 1

Figure 4 is anenlarged broken longitudi- 13 against 'shiftlng thereon, 1n any, deslrable Figure ll is a broken plan sectional view taken at the line 11 onFig. 4 and viewed in the dlrectlon of the arrow, and

Figure 12, a brokensectional view taken 1 at the line 12 on Fig. 11 and viewed in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the particular illustrated construction of car, 13 represents the underframe of the car'which may be of any desirable construction, that shown being of the common center sill type comprising, generally stated, a center sill 14 suitably supported at its-ends on bolsters 15 which, in

turn, are supported on trucks in accordancewith common practice the wheels of which are represented at 16, the center sill 14 be- 1 ing shown as. formed of side-channels 17 spaced apart and upper and lower cover plates 18 and 19, respectively.

The car also comprises a cylindrical tank represented at 20 and extending lengthwise of the underframe, the tank being supported on its side'at its ends on the bolsters 15 and between its ends on saddle members 21 mounted on, and secured to, the center sill 14, the tank 20 being constructed of sheet metal in accordance with-the common prac-' tice of manufacturing tank cars as commonly provided. The tank 20 may be held on the underframe manner, as for example by anchoring'it to the saddles 21, the ends of thetank being free to slide on the bolsters 15, and employing tank bands 23 extending over the tank and anchored at their ends to the underframe.

The top of the tank20, midway between its ends, is provided with a manhole24 covbe transported in the cars is introduced into the end storage compartments hereinafter .dGSCI'lbQd, these openings bemg, 1n communi-' cation with domes '20 having covers 20*.

The bottom of the tank 20 at its central portion, contains an outlet 27 from which depends a spout 28 located between the side channels 17 of the center sill 14, the upper end of the spout being of hopper shape and its lower end having a removable closure 29 in the form of a'plate releasably held in closed position by any suitable means such as by the pins 30 extending beneath the plate 29 and supported in openings in depending lugs 31 on the spout.

At the opposite sides of the opening 24 are substantially vertical cross plates 32 which extend the full width and heightof the tank 20 and form partitions which divide the tank into end compartments 33 and 34 for the lading and an intermediate compartment 35 located in vertical alinement with the opening 24 and in which a portion of the materialconveying mechanism hereinafter described is housed, the lower edges of the plates 32 containing openings 36 forming outlets for the compartments 33 and 34 through which the lading is discharged from these compartments toward the outlet 27 in the unloading of the car as hereinafter described.

The bottoms of the compartments 33 andv 34- are of hopper shape in a direction transversely'of the car and are formed ofslop-e sheets 37. extending lengthwise of the compartments 33 and 34 at opposite sides of the median line of the car and throughout the length of these compartments, with a bottom sheet portion 38 joining the lower ends of the sheets 37.

In accordance with my invention I provide conveyor mechanisms one for each end compartment 33 and 34, each conveyor mechanism comprising an endless drag-chain which is positioned in the end compartment in which it operates and by the operation of which the lading in such compartment is fed therealong and through the-outlet 36 to the outlet 27 of the tank for discharge through the spout 28. i I

These endless drag chains for the two end compartments are represented at 39 and 40. The chain 39 is trained around a sprocket 41 secured to a shaft 42 journaled at the upper end of a vertical housing 43 located in the compartment 35, the shaft 42 being equipped with a gear 42, a sprocket 44 in the lower portion of the housing 43 and secured to a shaft 45 journaled in the sides of this housing, and upper and lower idlcrs 46 and 47, respectively,which may be either in the form of pulleys or sprockets, but are shown in the drawings as pulleys, these idlers being located in a narrow vertical housing 48 secured to this end of the tank 20, the idlers 46 and 47 being located in the housing 48 and carried by .shafts'49' and 50, respectively, jour naled inthe sides of this housing.

he chain 39 thus supported, extends, at the inner vertical reach thereof, from the sprocket 41 down through the housing 43 per portion of the outer end wallof the compartment 33 and thence throughthe upper portion of this compartment and out through an opening 53 in the upper portion of the inner end wall 32 of compartment 33, to the sprocket 41. i

The chain 40 is associated with the compartment 34 and housings and trained about sprockets and idlers, all asexplained above in connection with the chain 39, the sprockets which cooperate with the chain 40 and corresponding with the sprockets 41 and 44 being represented at 54 and 55,1espectively, the housing for the outer reach of the chain at "34", and the housing for the inner vertical reach of the chain 40, at 56, the sprocket 54 being connected with a shaft 57 equipped witha gear 58 located in the compartment 35 and meshing with the sprocket 42 The mechanism for driving the chains 39 and 40 in a direction for conveying the lading in the compartments 33 and 34, at a uniform rate, to the central discharge outlet 27 of the car, comprises a pinion 59 meshing with theg'ear 42 and fixed on a shaft 60 journaled in bearings 61 secured to the upper ends of the housings 43 and 56, the shaft 60 being provided with a gear 62 meshing with a pinion 63 rotatably mounted on the shaft 64 of gear reduction mechanism 65 shown as driven by a motor 66 mounted in the compartment 35. i

The pinion 63 is driven by the shaft 64, preferably by any suitable mechanism insuring the drive of this pinion in one direction only (namely, in a direction for moving the chains 39 and 40 at their lower reaches toward the center of the car), and controllable by the operator to connect and disconnect, at will, the pinion 63 and shaft 64.

The particular illustrated construction of means for this purpose comprises a rigid gear 67 forming one section of a one-way clutch, the other section of which, and represented at68, is splined to the shaft 64 to be driven thereby. A. spring 69, encircling the shaft 64 and interposed between the ratchet section 68 and the casing of the gear j reduction mechanism 65, urges the clutch 68 into clutched engagement with the clutch sec tion 67, the mutual engagement of these clutch sections being controlled by a clutchshifting lever 70, such as is commonly used in clutch constructions and engaging the clutch section 68. The lever 70 is controlled tending thereacrossin by alink 71 pivoted to the lever at 72 and to a hand lever 73 at 74, the leverv 73 being pivotally supported at 75 on;a stationary partof the car and engageable with a stop shoulder 7 6 on a spring bar 77 supported on the dome 25 for holding the clutchsections 67 and 68 out of clutched position.

The arrangement of mechanism described, operating to cause the conveyor chains .39

= and 40 to operate only in the direction of the arrows in Fig. 5 and thus convey the lading from the end compartments 33 and 34 tothe center of the ear, insures against objectionable reverse operation of these chains. 8

The housing 43 and 56'are shown as closed at their upper ends by a cap-section 7 8 exa plane below the mechanism for driving 58, and closing the space between these ings and represented at 7 9. b

At the lower ends of the housings 43 and 56 is a member 80 which is provided with a central channel portion 81 disposed between the lower ends of the housings 43 and 56 and closing these housings to the space 79. The side walls of the channel portion 81, and represented at 82 and which straddle the outlet 27, are extended lengthwise of the car to afford the portions 83 which form downward continuations of the side walls of the housings' 43 and 56, reaching to the bottom of the tank 20, the side walls 82 and their extensions 33 being shown as flanged at 84V-at which flanges they are secured to the bottom of the tank 20. The base 85of the inverted channel portion 81 is provided with a'central wall portion 86 closed by a cap plate 87 hinged to the wall portion 86 and secured in place by a. fastening represented at 88.

The construction above described is such, as will be readily understood, that the housings 43 and 56 are open only to the compartments 33 and 34, respectively, and to the outlet 27, and thus the space in which thefmechanism for driving the conveyor chains 39 and 40, is located, is shielded against the entry thereto of dustwhich, in the o eration of the chains in conveying the lading to the outlet 27 and in the discharge of the lading through this outlet, would otherwise enter the space ed on the chain operating mechanlsm and the bearings therof. v

, In the use of the car the lading would'be charged into the compartments 33 and 34 through the filler openings in the tops of these compartment-s. In the case of the charging of the compartments withlading which is readily fiowable, the central one only of each of the get of openings would be used,

whereas in the case of material which flows sluggishly the filling would take place through all of the openings of each set thereof.

To discharge lading from the compartthe gearing 42* and housjust referred to and become deposit-- 1 I ments the operator throws the clutch to clutching position whereupon the conveyor chains 39 and 40 operate to convey the lading from the compartments 33 and 34 out through the openings '36 to the central outlet 2? of the car through which the lading discharges from the car, the closure 29 having been removed.

It will be understood from the foregoing thatthe chains in their operation produce uniform feed of the lading to the outlet 27 and by reason of the association of these chains with thetrough-shaped bot-toms of the compartments, all of the material may be discharged from these compartments by the actionof the chains. 7

In this connection it may be stated that'the chains 39 and 40 may be of any suitable construction for thus feeding the lading through the openings 36 to the outlet 27' of the car, the form shown and which is well known in practice being of thetype in which the links 89 thereof. are provided with plates 90 extend ing laterally therefrom in opposite directions. 1

As illustrated in the drawings, and prefer ably, the idlers 46 are mounted for rotation about axes eccentric to their peripheries whereby in the movement of the chains 39 and 40 responsive to the drive mechanism above described, the upper reaches of these chains and which are in slack condition, as shown, are caused to be subjected to an intermittent jerking action thereby causing these portions of the chains to lading in the upper portions of the compartments 33 and 34 and maintain the lading in relatively loose condition against its tendency to become compacted under the jarring. action to which it is subjected in the movement of the car in transit.

The use of drag-chainsas the means for I the ladin'gs for discharge presents many advantages over conveyors of the screw feeding type, certain of which are that the drag chains are much more rugged than screw conveyors, andare less easily damaged n engaging with large lumps of material of foreign bodies with which they may become contacted. v p I Furthermore, in a drag-cham'type of conveyor it is not necessary, to employ, in addition'to the slope sheets for directing the lad-' ing laterallyinwardly toward the conveyor,

other sheets above the conveyor and required I in conveyors of the screw type, thereby effecting again inlading capacity, and furthers more milltating against the likelihood bridging of the material, as for example cement, over venting the unloading of the car, these other sheets by reason of the creation of relatively flat angles between the slope sheets, being .more conduciveto suchbrid ing action.

Provision of the housings at the outer ends,

whip against the the conveyor means'and prev V the car,

of the tank in which the end sprockets and idlers are housed is desirable as loss in lading-capacity is minimized, the inside of the tank is kept clean and the presentation of angles, which would tend to hold up the lading such as cement and similar materials, is avoided.

The location of the drive machinery for the conveyors in the top portion of the central compartment 35 is desirable especially as it is thereby rendered easily accessible example for repairs or adjustments.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as intending to limit it thereto as the same may be variously modified and altered and the invention en bodied in other forms of structure without departing from the spirit thereof. Thus, as one example, of changes which may be made, the prime-mover, viz., the motor, may be omitted where it is desirable that power for operating the drag chain 39 and 40 be applied from a power device located otherwise than on the car, in which case any suitable means would be provided for releasably coupling such prime mover to the gearing which drives the chains.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A car having a container portion provided with an opening between its ends through which the lading is removed from conveyor-chain mechanism comprising chains for moving the lading lengthwise of the car from opposite ends thereof toward said opening, and housings at the ends, and exterior, of said container portion for the outer end reaches of the chains.

2. A car having end compartments for the lading and an opening between said compartments through which the lading is removed from said compartments and conveyor chain mechanism comprising endlesschain elements in said compartments ant members over which said chains are trained, certain of said members being drive members for said chains, said members being so arranged to position portions ofthe chain along the bottoms of the compartments and other portions thereof upwardly beyond the outer ends of the compartments.

3. A car having end compartments for the lading and an opening between said compartments through which the lading is removed from said compartments, conveyor-chain mechanlsm comprising conveyor-chain elemonts in said com Jartments, res )ectivelv and operating, when actuated, to move the lading from said compartments toward said opening for removal. therethrough, said conveyor-chains extending through the outer end walls of said compartments, and housings beyond said end walls and into which said chains extend.

as for 4:. A car having end compartments for the lading and an opening between said compartments through which the lading is removed from said compartments and conveyor chain mechanism comprising endless-chain elements in said compartments and members over which said chains are trained, certain of said members being drive members for said chains, said members being so arranged as to position portions of the chain along the bottoms of the compartments and other portions thereof upwardly beyond the outer ends of the compartments and housings beyond said end-walls and in which said upwardly eX- tending portions of said chains and the adj a cent upper and lower ones of said chain positi oning members are located.

5. A car having end compartments for the lading and an intermediate compartment, the car having an opening between said end compartmentsin communication with said end compartments and through which the lading is removed from said end compartments, and conveyor chain mechanism comprising endless chains in said end compartments for conveying the lading from said end compartments toward said opening and members over which said chains are trained, certain of said members being located in said intermediate compartment. 7

6. A car having end compartments for the lading and an intermediate compartment, the

car having an opening between, said end compartments in communicat on with said end compartments and through whichthe lading is removed from said, end compartments and conveyor chain mechanism comprising endless chains in said end compartments for conveying the lading from said end compartments toward said opening, members over which said chains are trained, certain of said members being located in said intermediate compartment and means by which said chains are operated located insaid intermediate compartment.

7. A car having end compartments for the lading and an intermediate compartment, the car having an opening between said end compartments in communication with said end compartments and through which the lading is removed from said end compartments, con

said opening, means located in said inter mediate compartment for driving said chains,

and housings in said intermediate comparta ment shielding said means against dust ris ing endless chains ing from the ladin a a 9. A car having end compartments for the lading and an intermediate compartment, the car having an opening between said end compartments in communication with said end compartments and through which the lading is removed from saidend compartments, conveyor chain mechanism comprising endless chains in said end compartments for conveying the lading from said end compartments toward said opening and members over which said chains are trained, certain of said members being located in said intermediate compartment and means located in the upper portion of said intermediate compartmentand by which said chains are operated 10. A car having end cOmpartments t r thelading and-an intermediate compartment, v

the car having an opening .between said end compartments in communication with said end compartments and'through which the lading is removed from said end compartments, conveyor chain mechanism comprising endless chains in said. end compartments 'for conveying the lading from said end compartments toward said opening and members over which said chains are trained, cei'tain of said members being located in said lntermediate compartment and means located in the upper portion of said intermediate compartment and by which said chains are 0perated and means in said-intermediate compartment shielding said first-named means against dust rising from the ladin 11. A car having end compartments for the lading andan intermediate compartment, the car having'an opening between said end compartments in communication with said end compartments and through which the lading is removed from said end compartments, vconveyor chain mechanism comprising endless chains in said end compartments for conveying the lading from said end compartments toward said opening and members over'which said chains are trained, the car having a dome located above, and opening into, said -ntermediate compartment, and means for driving said chains extending above said chains and located in said intermediate compartment and dome.

12. A car having end compartments for the lading and an intermediate compartment,

the car having an opening between said end compartments in communication with said end compartments and through which the lading is removed from said end compartments, conveyor-chain mechanism comprisfor' conveying the lading from said end compartments toward said opening and me are trained, certain of .said members being drive members for said chains, certain of said members being located in said intermembers over which said chainsouter ends ofsaid end compartments, said "members being. so arranged as to position said chains to afiord upper and lower reaches in said end compartments and upwardly eX- tending reaches, respectively, in said inter:

mediate compartment and beyond the outer ends of said end compartments housings beyond-th'e outer ends of said end compartments for the outer upwardly extending reaches of said chains and in which the adjacent ones of said-members extend, housings in said intermediate compartment for the inner upwardly extending reaches of the chains, meansat the upper portion. of

said, intermediate compartment by which said chains are driven, and means for preventing contact with said means of the dust rising from' thelading, V

f 13. A receptacle for lading and having an outlet, an endless conveyorchain extending in said receptacla and means supporting said chain with theupper reach thereof slackand in contact with the lading, and means for increasingand reducing alternately the slack in said upper portion of the chain.

1% A receptacle for lading and having an outlet, anen'dless conveyor chain extending in said. receptacle and havinga portion contacting with the lading, and means for causing the chain to produce a whippingaction against the'ladingniembers over'which the chain is trained certain of said members being-driven to drive the chain with the unper reaches of the chain 'slack'and incontact with the .lading, and certain of .the others of said members being mounted to rotateabout an eccentric axis to cause the.

upper reach of the chain to whip against the lading. s w

15. A carhaving a container portion provided' with an opening between its ends through which the la'dina' is removed from the car, conveyor-chain mechanism comprising a plurality of conveyor chains for mov- 1712' the lading lengthwise of t e; car f om opposite ends thereoftow'ard said-opening and housings at the ends of said container portion "for the outerend reac'hes ot the chains.

16. A car havingyafllading compartment and a second com artment coin! 'nica tin th eig-ewith and provided with a dischar e outlet and. convevor chain mechanism for conveyingthe lading fromsaid lading compartment to said second compartment comprising anendlesschain extending alongthe bottom of saidlading compartment and mem hers over which said chain is trained, those o1: said members from the one to the other of which the lower reach of the chain extends bemglocated exteriorly of said lading coinpartmenhan'd one thereof located in said sec.- ondcompartment. y

diate compartment "and others beyond the 17. A car having a container portion and conveyor chain mechanism for moving the .ading lengthwise of said container portion toward said opening and a housing at the end of said container portion opposite that at which said opening is located for the adjacent outer end reach of the chain.

18. A car having a container portion and provided with a discharge opening through which the lading is removed from the car, conveyor-chain mechanism for moving the lading lengthwise Of said container portion toward said opening and a housing at the end of said container portion and eXteriorly ot' the latter for the adjacent outer end reach of the chain. p

19. A car having a container portion and provided with a discharge opening through which the lading is removed from the car,

conveyor chain mechanism comprising a conveyor chain in sald container portion and operating when actuated to move the lading toward said opening for removal therethrough, said conveyor chain extending through the one of the walls of said container portion remote from said opening and a housing beyond said wall and 1nto which said chain extends.

20. A car having a container portion and provided with a discharge opening through whichthe lading is removed from the car, and conveyor chain mechanism comprising an endless conveyor chain in said container p0r vtion and members over which said chain is trained, one of said members being a drive member for said chain, said members being so arranged as to position a portion of the chain along the bottom of said container portion and another portion thereof upwardly beyond the one of the walls on": said container portion remote fromv said opening and a housing beyond, said wall and in which said upwardly extending portion of said chain and the adjacent upper and lower ones of said. chain-positioning members are located.

21. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment communicating therewith and provided with a discharge out.- let and conveyor "chain mechanism for conveying the lading from said lading compartment to said second compartment comprising an endless chain and members over which,

said chain is trained certain of said members being located in said second compartment.

22. A car having a lading compartment and a. second compartment communicating therewith and provided with a discharge outlet and conveyor chain mechanism for conveying the lading from said lading compartment to said second compartment comprising an endless chain, members o\ger which said chain is trained, certain of said members being located in said second compartment and means by wh-ich said chain is operated located in said second compartment.

23. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment communicating therewith and provided with a discharge out let, and through which the lading is removed from said lading compartment, a conveyor chain in said lading compartment for conveying the lading toward said outlet and means located in said second compartment for driving said chain.

24. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment communicating therewith and provided with a discharge out let, and through which the lading is removed from said lading compartment, a conveyor chain in said lading compartment for con veying the lading toward said outlet, means located in said second compartment for driving said chain, and a housing in said second compartment shielding said means against dust rising from the lading. v

25. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment communicating therewith and provided with a discharge outlet and conveyor chain mechanism for, con veying the lading from said lading compartment to said second compartment comprising an endless chain in said lading compartment and members over which said chain is trained, certain of said members being located in said secondcompartment, and means located in the upper portion of said, second compartment and by which said chain is operated.

26. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment communicating therewith and provided with a discharge outlet, conveyor chain mechanism for conveying the lading from said ladingcompartment to said second compartment comprising an end less chain in said lading compartment and members over which said chain is trained, certain of said members being located insaid second compartment, and means located in the upper portion of said second compartment and by which said chain is operated,

and means in said second compartment shielding said first-named means against dust rising from the lading, 1 i

27. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment communicating therewith and providedwith a discharge outlet, conveyor chain mechanism for conveying the lading from said lading compartment to said second compartment comprising. an endless chain in said lading compartment and members over which said chain is trained, the car having a dome located above I and opening into, said second compartment. and means for driving said chain extending above said chain and located in said second compartment and dome. v Y

28. A car having a lading'com -partment and a second compartment communicating ait) reach portion of said chain and trained, one of said members ing a discharge opening,

' mechanism for conveying lower reach POT' lOTS'lH saidlading compart-j ly extending reach porment and upwar tions, respectively, in said second compart' ment and beyondsaid wall, ahousing beyond said wall for the outer upwardly extending in which the adjacent ones ofsaid member extend, a housing in said second coinpartment for the inner upwardly extending reach portion of the chain, means 1 0nd compartment by which said chain is driven, and means for preventing contact with said means of the dust rising from the lading.

29. A car having a container portion and provided with a discharge opening through which the lading isremoved from the car, and

conveyor chain mechanism comprising an endless conveyor chain in said container portion and members over which said chain is being a 7 drive member for said chain, said members being so arranged as to position a portion of the chain along the bottom of said container portion and another portion thereof upwardly adjacent the end of said container portion remote from said opening and a housing in which said upwardly extending portion of said chain and the adjacent upper and lower ones of said chain-positioning members are located. i v

230. A car having a ladingcompartment and a second compartment, the car also havand conveyor chain mechanism for conveying the lading from said lading compartment for discharge through said opening comprising an endless chain and members over ed in said second compartment.

31. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment, the car also having a discharge opening, conveyor chain said lading compartment for discharge through said opening comprising an endless chain and members over which said chain is trained, certain of said members being located in said second compartment, and means by which said chain is operated located in said second compartment.

32. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment, the car also having a discharge outlet through which thelading in the ment tor driving said chain.

at the upper portion of said secwhich said chainis e trained, certain of said members being locatthe lading from lading compartment is removed, a conveyor chain 1n said ladmg compartment for conveying the lading toward said outlet,

and means located in said secondcompartl 33. A car havlng a lading compartment and a second compartment, the car also having a discharge outlet through which the ladingin the lading compartment is removed,

a'conveyor chain in said lading compartment for conveying the lading toward said outlet, means located in sand second compartment 7 for driving said chain, and a housing in said second compartment shielding said means againstdust rising from the lading.

34:. A. car having a lading compartment and a second compartment, the car also having a discharge outlet through which the lading in the lading compartment is removed,

and conveyor chain mechanismior conveying the lading from saidlading compartment toward said outlet comprising an endless chain in said lading compartment andmemhers over which said chain is trained, certain of said members being located in said second compartment, and means located in the upper portion oi said second compartment andby which said chain is operated.

35. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment, the car also having a discharge outlet through which the lading in the lading compartment is removed, conveyor chain mechanism for conveying the lading from said lading compartment toward said outlet comprising an endless chain in said lading compartment and members over which said. chain is'trained,certain of said members being located in said second compartment, means located in the upper portion of said second compartment and by which said chain is operated, and means in-said second compartment shielding said firstnamed means, against dust rising from the lading. 36. A; car

ing a discharge outlet through which the lad ing in the lading compartment is removed, conveyor chain mechanism for conveying the lading from said lading compartment-toward 4 said second compartment, and means for driving said chain extending above said chain having a lading compartment and a second compartment, the car also havand located in said second compartmen'tand dome.

37. A car having a lading compartment and a second compartment, the car also hav- Y ing a discharge outlet through which the lad ing in the lading compartment is removed,

conveyor chain mechanism comprising an endless-chain in said lading compartment and members over which sald chain is trained, one

of said members being a drive member for said chain, certain of said members being located in said second compartment and others thereof beyond the one of the walls of said lading compartment remote from said opening, said members being so arranged as to position said chain to afford upper and lower reach, portions in said lading compartment and upwardly extending reach portions, respectively in said second compartment and beyond said wali, a housing beyond said Wall for the outer upwardly extending reach portion of said chain and in which the adjacent ones of said members extend, a housing in said second compartment for the inner upwardly extending reach portion of the chain, means at the upper portion of said second compartment by which said chain is driven, and means for preventing contact with said means of the dust rising from the lading.

38. A car having a container portion and provided with a discharge opening through which the lading is removed from the car, conveyor chain mechanism for moving the lading hengthwise of said container portion toward said opening and a housing adjacent said opening for the adjacent end reach of the one to the other of which the lower reach of the chain extends being located exteriorly of said lading compartment and one thereo located in said second compartment.

RAYMOND o. PIERCE. 

